Ivanovic beats Lisicki, Cibulkova out at Stanford
Sabine Lisicki hit the fastest record serve on the WTA tour but it wasn’t enough against in the first round of the Bank of the West Classic, while defending champion Dominika Cibulkova also lost on Tuesday. The fifth-seeded Ivanovic won 7-6 (2), 6-1 against Lisicki, partially avenging her loss to... read more »
Manmohan Singh backs Sonia Gandhi, says no files were sent to 10 Janpath
New Delhi: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday came out in defence of Sonia Gandhi, after former union minister Natwar Singh made a series of “disclosures” on the Congress president. Manmohan dubbed the allegations made by Natwar Singh as false, and refuted his claim that... read more »
Liverpool edge Manchester City on penalties in friendly
Liverpool rallied twice against Manchester City and triumphed 3-2 in a penalty shootout on Wednesday after their pre-season friendly at baseball’s Yankee Stadium ended 2-2 after regular time. Stevan Jovetic scored twice for Manchester City, but Jordan Henderson and Raheem Sterling scored back for... read more »
Kallis retires from all international cricket
Jacques Kallis has given up on his World Cup dream and is retiring from all international cricket. The 38-year-old South Africa all-rounder, who targeted next year’s World Cup as his final swansong, said in a statement he realizes that is “a bridge too far.” Kallis retired from tests and... read more »
